Doorcheck



Jan. 29 1924.

DOORCHECK Filed Sept. 8. 1921 ATTORNEYS;

Patented Jan. 29, 1924.

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EDGAR E. YOUNG, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA; ALICE S. YOUNG, PHILIP J. MITCHELL, AND THE PENNSYLVANIA COMPANY, EXECU'IORS OF SAID EDGAR E.

YOUNG, DECEASED.

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Application filed September 8, 1921. Serial No. 499,271.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDGAR E. YOUNG, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Doorcheck, of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists of a door check or stop consisting of members, one of which is attachable to a door, and the other member which I denominate as the leg member is engageable with a base, and a ledge member applicable to a door to support the leg member whennot in use, said members be ing independent of each other and separably adjustable on a door, the leg member formed with rings which are linked together whereby they are connected, and the leg member is permitted. to have the greatest freedom of motion to allow it to be placed at variable angles on the base as may be found necessary to cause the effectiveness of the engagement of the leg member therewith and relative to inequalities of the base and 95 to permit the leg member when not in use to be rested on said ledge and so held out of the way without interfering with the opening and closing of the door.

The invention is satisfactorily illustrated in the accompanying drawing, but the important instrumentalities thereof may be varied, and so it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the specific details shown and described, as long as they 85 are within the spirit or scope of the claims. Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a door check embodying my invention, and a perspective view of a portion of a door and floor with which the device is operative. to Figure 2 represents a side elevation of the device on an enlarged scale.

Figure 3 represents a side elevation of a supporting ledge for the device on an enlarged scale.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings.

1 designates an eye or ring which is connected with a threaded shank 2, whereby the former may be screwed into a desired part of the door 3 especially near the lower portion thereof.

4 designates a leg or prop, the outer terminal 5 of which is adapted to engage a base such as a sidewalk, floor or ground 6, and the other end is provided withthe eye or ring 7, the latter being linked to the eye or ring 1, thus connecting the leg 1 with the eye 1, by a freely-swinging joint.

8 designates a ledge for supporting the leg 4 when not in use, said ledge consisting of a suitable shank 9 having on its outer end the limb 10 which forms a hook with the shank, the latter having on its inner end a screw thread whereby the ledge is adapted to be secured to the door adjacent to the shank 2.

It will be seen that the. ledge 8 is separate from the screw eye 1 and leg 4: and so it may be placed on a door at different distances from said eye and leg and adjusted according to legs of varying length.

Furthermore the eye 1 and the ledge may be secured to the door by a purchaser of the device without requiring the service of an expert workman, it being seen also that wood screws as such are avoided as the threaded shank 2 of the eye 1 and the threaded shank 9 of the ledge 8 are provided with their own means for securing said eye and ledge to the door 11.

It will be seen that when the door is opened to the extent re uired the leg is lifted or kicked from the edge 8, and then dropping when its end 5 engages with the base and so controls the door from movement.

It is evident that the leg may be shifted angularly in various directions on the base, owing to its freely swinging joint on the door, and so it may be placed in proper position on the base or adjusted to the reg ular or irregular nature of the latter, attention being directed to the fact that owing to the joint for theleg formed by the linked eyes 1 and 7, said leg is capable of being swung on the door freely in all directions, vertically and horizontally, hence, up, down, right and left, and intermediate points so that the range of motion of the leg is that of an unlimited circle.

When the use of the device is not re quired, the leg may be lifted by the hand or kicked-up and over by the foot and in either case directed upon the ledge 8 so as to be supported on the shank 9 thereof and prevented from displacement by the limb or hook 10, whereby said leg will be held out of the way and so not interfere with the opening or closing of the door, as the case may be.

Having thus described my invention what I claim, as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is V 1. In a door check, an eye, a screw threaded shank carrying the same, a freely pivotal leg on said eye, and a ledge, a screw threaded shank carrying the latter, said. shanks providing means for connecting the said leg and ledge independently of each other on a door, and adjusting them separably on the latter.

2. A door check consisting of an eye, and 15 EDGAR E. YOUNG.

Witnesses: y I v JOHN'A. WIEDER'SHEIM, N. BUSSiNER. 

